Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 2, 2017 AHMEDABAD: Navchetan Parmar, an accused in the murder of a police constable, during dalit protests post the Una flogging episode in July 2016, has alleged that some upper caste prisoners had threatened him to keep mum about atrocities, when he was lodged in Amreli jail. Parmar is one of the accused in the murder of Pankaj Amreliya, who was injured when a protest by dalits, on July 19, turned violent in Amreli. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 13, 2016 Lucknow: A tribal woman in Uttar Pradesh’s parched Bundelkhand has dug a well almost single-handedly for 40 families after her upper caste neighbours denied them access to a hand-pump. “We are tribals and lived in Duddhi village. But we were not allowed to use the hand-pump by the upper caste residents. Arranging for a pot of drinking water was an everyday battle we had to face for the quest of survival,” said Kasturi. …
Thehansindia.com Jul 06, 2016 In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately angered the upper castes, who taunted her and threatened violence. One day, that year, her autorickshaw was set ablaze. In 2013, it was damaged beyond repair. The district collector gifted her a new autorickshaw in June 2014, but on March 4, 2016, it was destroyed again. …
Social stigma, lack of awareness, bureaucratic hurdles prevent students from making use of quotas Livemint.com June 10, 2016 Students from backward castes and tribal communities are often disparaged for not being good enough and using the reservation system to gain admissions. A recent paper from the UN University World Institute for Development Economics Research shows students from these strata strive just as hard for seats in colleges and government jobs, but despite that face a social stigma. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2016 Becharaji (Mehsana): On a sweltering afternoon, a dozen-odd women of Bechar village in Mehsana sit a few steps away from the well with their pots. …
Firstpost.com Mar 14, 2016 In yet another incident of caste violence in Tamil Nadu, a newly-wed couple was beaten up by goons in full public view in Udumalpet, Tirupur, on Sunday, after which the culprits then hacked the man to death. …
Theguardian.com March 01, 2016 Ranikumari Khokar is campaigning to end a caste-based practice that condemns women to cleaning human waste by hand Every morning I would take a broom and tin plate to the homes of the upper caste thakurs to pick up their faeces. I would collect the waste in a cane basket and later throw it in a dumping ground outside the village.” …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: Congress MP Kumari Selja created a stir in Rajya Sabha on Monday by claiming that she was asked about her caste when she visited the Dwarka temple in Gujarat as a Cabinet minister. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 04, 2015 A 10-year-old Dalit student of a government school in Osian tehsil sustained minor injuries after his teacher allegedly thrashed him for touching utensil when the mid-day meal was being served inside the school premises, the police said on Saturday. …
‘Barbers refuse to cut hair of Dalits’Thehindu.com May 03, 2015 After the recent incident of Dalits being denied haircuts at salons at Panjiganahalli in Sira taluk, a similar case has surfaced in Kadagathur, Madhugiri taluk. …
Mention of caste-based abuse sans details can’t attract provisions of SC/ST Act: HCIndianexpress.com April 30, 2015 Mere mention of an allegation in the FIR that the complainant was referred to with caste-based remarks is not enough to take cognisance of the offence made under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (commonly known as the SC/ST Act), the Allahabad High Court has ruled. …
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Zeenews.india.com January 7, 2017 New Delhi: Heart disease has now become the leading cause of mortality in in our country. It remains to be the top killer of both men and women in the world. Heat disease is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. Though some people are born with heart disease, but there are many things which you can do to protect your heart and blood vessels by leading a healthy lifestyle. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 16, 2016 New Delhi: NSAIDS, or the common painkillers, are not advisable for dengue patients because they are known to quicken internal bleeding. However, doctors have been prescribing them to relieve joint pain in suspected or confirmed cases of chikungunya. Now, in a worrying trend, these drugs have been found to be counterproductive even in chikungunya patients. …
Speakingtree.in Nov 02, 2015 1. Things you don’t know Reheating dinner is a way of life. Whether it’s Friday night and you need to clean out your fridge, or you want to turn your leftovers from last night into a whole new meal, our microwaves are our handy kitchen companions. But research shows that reheating some of your favorite foods can be dangerous to your health. Take a look at these foods that can give you food poisoning (or worse). …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Dec, 2015 London: A glass of clean drinking water contains ten million ‘good’ bacteria which may help purify the water and keep it safe, a new study has claimed. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 25, 2015 This is what ready to eat meals do to you Ready meals can raise risk of memory loss, says scientific study. There’s more reason to grouse. Apart from preservatives and additives affecting your physical health, ready meals can raise your risk of memory loss, a new study has found. …
Ndtv.com September 22, 2015 London: If you want to remain fit and healthy, try to go for frequent breaks from prolonged sitting at workplace or home as daily morning exercise alone may not help you ward off the ill-effects of sitting for long hours. …
Don’t sit at one place, just hop around your workplace!Economictimes.indiatimes.com 13 May, 2015 Every morning, after arriving at her office in Adyar, Divya Mohandoss heads to her department where she can choose from a Japanese-style low seating area, hanging rope chairs or comfortable seats at the coffee shop. …
Avoid sitting for long hours for a healthy heart Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 8, 2015 Sitting for long hours everyday is associated with increased coronary artery calcification that can increase the risk of a heart attack, new research says. …
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16/01/2017Comments Off on HEALTHCARE: Good habits that are bad for you …
Good habits that are bad for you Your ATM dispenses bacteria Painkillers turning poison pills Warning! Never Reheat These 10 Foods, They Can kill Your Family A glass of water contains ten million bacteria! More ….
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 16, 2016 New Delhi: NSAIDS, or the common painkillers, are not advisable for dengue patients because they are known to quicken internal bleeding. However, doctors have been prescribing them to relieve joint pain in suspected or confirmed cases of chikungunya. Now, in a worrying trend, these drugs have been found to be counterproductive even in chikungunya patients. …
Speakingtree.in Nov 02, 2015 1. Things you don’t know Reheating dinner is a way of life. Whether it’s Friday night and you need to clean out your fridge, or you want to turn your leftovers from last night into a whole new meal, our microwaves are our handy kitchen companions. But research shows that reheating some of your favorite foods can be dangerous to your health. Take a look at these foods that can give you food poisoning (or worse). …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Dec, 2015 London: A glass of clean drinking water contains ten million ‘good’ bacteria which may help purify the water and keep it safe, a new study has claimed. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 25, 2015 This is what ready to eat meals do to you Ready meals can raise risk of memory loss, says scientific study. There’s more reason to grouse. Apart from preservatives and additives affecting your physical health, ready meals can raise your risk of memory loss, a new study has found. …
Ndtv.com September 22, 2015 London: If you want to remain fit and healthy, try to go for frequent breaks from prolonged sitting at workplace or home as daily morning exercise alone may not help you ward off the ill-effects of sitting for long hours. …
Don’t sit at one place, just hop around your workplace!Economictimes.indiatimes.com 13 May, 2015 Every morning, after arriving at her office in Adyar, Divya Mohandoss heads to her department where she can choose from a Japanese-style low seating area, hanging rope chairs or comfortable seats at the coffee shop. …
Avoid sitting for long hours for a healthy heart Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 8, 2015 Sitting for long hours everyday is associated with increased coronary artery calcification that can increase the risk of a heart attack, new research says. …
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14/01/2017Comments Off on LIFE & STYLE: What would it be like to share to a house like this with friends?; Table etiquettes you must know …
What would it be like to share a house like this with friends? Table etiquettes you must know This Uncle wants unmarried couples to get a room, by the hour I’m having an extramarital affair on Facebook More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 6, 2016 There are certain rules to be followed on the table while dining. We may teach our kids not to make noise while eating or hold the spoon with the right hand, but there are actually a number of etiquettes that we ourselves are not aware of. In a brief chit-chat, Rajat Singhi, Founder and Creative director Address Home spoke to us about a few essential table manners that are a must for fine dining, whether at home or outside. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2016 When the Delhi/Gurgaon-based startup StayUncle launched last year, it wanted to give people the option of booking a hotel room for even 10 hours, breaking away from the standard practice, which required a guest to pay the full day’s tariff even if the stay was only for a few hours. …
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I’m having an extramarital affair on FacebookTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 18, 2015 Question: I am a 38-year-old married woman with a child. I met a man on Facebook about a year ago. Now, I guess I’m in love with him. …
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08/01/2017Comments Off on RTI: Central Information Commission order on Narendra Modi degree stayed by Delhi HC …
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Central Information Commission order on Narendra Modi degree stayed by Delhi HC Man uses RTI to prove his wife is employed CIC directs Railway Board to amend the rules for copying charges under RTI More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 24, 2017 NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday stayed till April 27 a Central Information Commission order asking Delhi University to allow inspection of records of all students who cleared BA examination in 1978, which includes prime minister Narendra Modi. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 24, 2016 LUCKNOW: Settling family disputes through RTI is a trend not new to UP State Information Commission (UPSIC). The latest to have reached the commission is from Meerut. The case pertains to a harried husband. The man has filed a complaint in the commission and said he is being harassed by his wife. He has urged to provide him the information he has sought under the Right to Information (RTI). The information, he said, if given, would be of extreme help. …
CIC directs Railway Board to amend the rules for copying charges under RTI
Dec 14, 2016 : Dtf.in New Delhi. The Central Information Commission has, on December 5, directed the Railway Board to stop charging Rs 750 per page for photocopying and follow the provisions of the RTI Act and Rules. Under the RTI Act, Rs. two per page has been fixed for photocopying. The appellant did not participate in the hearing. The respondent stated that the appellant was asked to deposit copying fee Rs. 750/- for reservation chart as per Railway Rules but the appellant did not respond to that letter. The appellant filed 2nd appeal before the CIC. Hon’ble CIC, in its order, directed the Railway Board to take steps to amend the rules regarding copying charges suitably to bring them in conformity with the letter and spirit of the RTI Act and Rules.
Order issued on an application by Rohtak-based RTI activist Tribuneindia.com Rohtak, December 5, 2016 Efforts of a Rohtak-based RTI activist to get details about the involvement of IAS, HCS, IPS and HPS officers in corruption cases finally seem to be bearing fruit. The Haryana government as well as the State Information Commission had earlier refused to furnish the information sought by the applicant under the RTI Act. The applicant then moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which directed the commission to reconsider the matter. …
Thehansindia.com Nov 29,2016 Two issues show the inefficiency in the system– non-filling of the vacancies and not giving pension and other benefits on the day of retirement. …
Ndtv.com November 04, 2016 New Delhi: Right To Information or RTI applicants will soon be able to file complaints and appeals with Central Information Commission (CIC) online. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the two-day annual convention of the CIC on Monday, during which he will launch the ‘e-Court’ system – aimed at enabling speedy disposal of appeals and complaints by using digital technology. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 28, 2016 NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Navy to make public the inquiry report on the death of Lt Cdr Rahul Nair during a 2010 air show even as it pulled up officials for their “cavalier attitude”. In a strongly worded order, information commissioner D P Sinha said that it appeared as if an “attempt has been made to protect the interest of the defaulters and that certainly does not out-weigh the interest of the soldier who lost his life in such an accident”. …
Amity University Students awaken patriotic poems of the Nation (Image Courtesy: Amity.edu)
Enaindia.in New Delhi. August 12 (ENA). State Information Commission of Haryana has ruled that students seeking photocopies of their answer sheets under the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be denied permission by universities.
According to the ruling of the information commission even if university rules don’t permit the distribution of photocopies of answer sheets to students on demand, the rules under the RTI Act supersedes any university rule thereby giving students the right to demand and get photocopies of their answer sheets. …
Compensation to be paid by teacher, school if kids subjected to corporal punishment
School should be made a place of pleasant learning for kids, free from assaults and humiliations. (Pixabay Image)
July 25, 2016 : Dtf.in
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has on last Friday held that the teacher and the school also shall be liable to pay compensation to the injured child according to law. As per the order of the Information Commissioner, the denial of information by the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) was unwarranted. The information was denied by the CPIO on the ground that it was third party information. The applicant submitted that he needed the information so that his daughter could secure custody of children in her marital dispute against husband Yagya Dutt Arya. The Information Commissioner has decided that “Even if Section 8(1)(j) is assumed to be invoked, the school should have considered that imposing corporal punishment on children is against several laws including Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, is a public wrong, its disclosure has relationship with public activity and it will be in public interest, the revelation of which would not cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual, besides larger public interest is involved in disclosure only.” The Information Commissioner has, inter alia, passed the following order:-
“28. The teacher and the school also shall be liable to pay compensation to the injured child according to law. The Commission directs the KVS, headquarters and regional directors to voluntarily disclose whether they have framed policy as advised by the NCPCR to eliminate the corporal punishment in their schools, details of incidents of corporal punishments and action taken against liable teachers, compensation to be paid and amount of compensation paid to the victims etc, every year, beginning with 2015-16, within three months. The Commission recommends that each school shall publish such a report every year, which shall be the model for other school. It will go a long way in making school a place of pleasant learning free from assaults and humiliations. The KVS also should have a policy of paying some amount as compensation to the victim children and that amount should be deducted from the salary of liable teacher. The public authority is directed to collect details of teachers punished for corporal assaults on children including the case of Mr. Yagya Dutt Arya. The Commission directs the KVS headquarters to circulate copy of this order to all schools and regional offices. Disposed of.”
India.com In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal. July 7, 2016 New Delhi, Jul 7 : Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a notary’s plea challenging Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order declaring her to be a deemed Public Information Officer (PIO) and imposing a fine of Rs 25,000 for not furnishing records sought under RTI. Apart from the Centre, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also issued notice to the RTI applicant, who had under the Right to Information Act (RTI) sought details of attestations made by the notary from 2008 to 2013, seeking his reply by the next date of hearing on July 13. In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal. …
Hindustantimes.com Jun 27, 2016 This small step could go a long way to raise the transparency bar. The Modi government has told all central departments to go public with a report card of its activities and achievements on a monthly basis. …
Hindustantimes.com Jun 11, 2016 In order to encourage people to understand societal relevance of the Right to Information Act and its nuances, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to introduce certificate and diploma courses in the subject. …
Tribuneindia.com Shimla, June 9, 2016 To ensure transparency in the functioning of private educational institutions, the government has decided to bring all private colleges, senior secondary and high schools under the RTI Act 2005 with immediate effect. However, the Act will not cover medical and nursing colleges and schools affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 21, 2016 NEW DELHI: In an unusual move, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended action against an RTI applicant for misusing the law to harass his colleagues in a Delhi college.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 3, 2016 New Delhi, Apr 3 () An Information Commissioner has “banned” the appearance of a counsel for the External Affairs Ministry before his bench on the ground that he was not discharging his duties as an advocate, an order which has been stayed by the Delhi High Court. …
Thehansindia.com May 24, 2016 Hyderabad: The Public Information Officer (PIO) of Osmania University was fined Rs 25,000 on Monday, for “non compliance” of Telangana Information Commission’s orders and for his failure to provide information to the appellant even after six months. …
Zeenews.india.com March 15, 2016 New Delhi: In a major procedural change, the Central Information Commission has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the appellant approached it online. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 13, 2016 NEW DELHI: Ministers in the Union and state cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions addressed to them under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
Zeenews.india.com In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future. January 26, 2016 The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …
Outlookindia.com New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016 Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
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08/01/2017Comments Off on SERVICES: Government jobs are not lollipops: High Court; Govt servant benefits not for brothers older than 18 …
Government jobs are not lollipops: High Court Govt servant benefits not for brothers older than 18 Denial of ACR breaches Article 14 Pension cases of Central Government employees to be mandatorily processed through ‘Bhavishya’ from Jan 01 More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 23, 2016 CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that ex gratia or compensatory appointments cannot be treated like lollipops, which the court can give to a crying adult to pacify. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 16, 2016 The terminal benefits, including death-cum-retirement gratuity, due to a government servant, cannot be given to her/his brothers if they are 18 at the time of being nominated to receive them, the Madras high court has ruled. …
Thehansindia.com Dec 05, 2016 The Annual Confidential Report (ACR) system is an old system started in the 1940s but is still used in the public sector organizations of many middle- and low-income countries (MLICs) such as India, Swaziland (Africa), and Sri Lanka. …
Pension cases of Central Government employees to be mandatorily processed through ‘Bhavishya’ from Jan 01
Nov 29, 2016 : Dtf.in It has been decided by the Government of India (Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare) that all Heads of Offices will henceforth mandatorily process all pension cases only through Bhavishya. In this, where necessary, they will assist the retiring employee to submit the online application form. The Pay and Accounts Offices will process cases generated through Bhavishya through the pension module in COMPACT till the Public Financial Management System(PFMS) is made operational and integrated with Bhavishya. It is to be noted that all authorities will strictly follow the timelines prescribed under the CCS (Pension) Rules and in no case will the pension case be delayed on account of electronic processing through Bhavishya. These orders will take effect from 1st January, 2017.
Indiatoday.intoday.in July 01, 2016 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the IAS Prelims 2016 admit card on its website. The IAS prelims examination is scheduled to take place on August 7, 2016 and Main examination on December 03, 2016. …
Financialexpress.com Government will now reimburse full train fare incurred by its employees on purchase of tickets for their children aged between five and 12 years. May 05, 2016 Relaxing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) rules, the Centre will now reimburse full train fare incurred by its employees on purchase of tickets for their children aged between five and 12 years. …
Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees
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Dtf.in : Feb 22, 2016 New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016). To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.
S.No. Course of action Time limit 1 Leave Sanction 5 working days + 3 working days* 2 Sanction of LTC advance/ 5 working days + 3 working days* Leave Encashment 3 Time taken by Administration 10 working days + 3 working days* for verification of LTC claim after the LTC bill is submitted by the Government employee for settlement. 4 Time taken by DDO 5 working days + 3 working days* 5 Time taken by PAO 5 working days + 3 working days* * (a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters. The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1. (b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC application/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non-compliance of time limit should be adequately explained. The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(ies) on LTC to be undertaken. It has been decided by that Department that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016. It has also been decided by that Department that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 18.02.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC. More: DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements >>> LTC Rules
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Maharashtra Govt. to allow 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases (Representative Pixabay Image)
Indianexpress.com Jan 21, 2016 Maharashtra will be the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave while having a baby through surrogacy. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2016 NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …
India.com September 21, 2015 All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …
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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 24, 2016 LUCKNOW: Settling family disputes through RTI is a trend not new to UP State Information Commission (UPSIC). The latest to have reached the commission is from Meerut. The case pertains to a harried husband. The man has filed a complaint in the commission and said he is being harassed by his wife. He has urged to provide him the information he has sought under the Right to Information (RTI). The information, he said, if given, would be of extreme help. …
CIC directs Railway Board to amend the rules for copying charges under RTI
Dec 14, 2016 : Dtf.in New Delhi. The Central Information Commission has, on December 5, directed the Railway Board to stop charging Rs 750 per page for photocopying and follow the provisions of the RTI Act and Rules. Under the RTI Act, Rs. two per page has been fixed for photocopying. The appellant did not participate in the hearing. The respondent stated that the appellant was asked to deposit copying fee Rs. 750/- for reservation chart as per Railway Rules but the appellant did not respond to that letter. The appellant filed 2nd appeal before the CIC. Hon’ble CIC, in its order, directed the Railway Board to take steps to amend the rules regarding copying charges suitably to bring them in conformity with the letter and spirit of the RTI Act and Rules.
Order issued on an application by Rohtak-based RTI activist Tribuneindia.com Rohtak, December 5, 2016 Efforts of a Rohtak-based RTI activist to get details about the involvement of IAS, HCS, IPS and HPS officers in corruption cases finally seem to be bearing fruit. The Haryana government as well as the State Information Commission had earlier refused to furnish the information sought by the applicant under the RTI Act. The applicant then moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which directed the commission to reconsider the matter. …
Thehansindia.com Nov 29,2016 Two issues show the inefficiency in the system– non-filling of the vacancies and not giving pension and other benefits on the day of retirement. …
Ndtv.com November 04, 2016 New Delhi: Right To Information or RTI applicants will soon be able to file complaints and appeals with Central Information Commission (CIC) online. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the two-day annual convention of the CIC on Monday, during which he will launch the ‘e-Court’ system – aimed at enabling speedy disposal of appeals and complaints by using digital technology. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 28, 2016 NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Navy to make public the inquiry report on the death of Lt Cdr Rahul Nair during a 2010 air show even as it pulled up officials for their “cavalier attitude”. In a strongly worded order, information commissioner D P Sinha said that it appeared as if an “attempt has been made to protect the interest of the defaulters and that certainly does not out-weigh the interest of the soldier who lost his life in such an accident”. …
Amity University Students awaken patriotic poems of the Nation (Image Courtesy: Amity.edu)
Enaindia.in New Delhi. August 12 (ENA). State Information Commission of Haryana has ruled that students seeking photocopies of their answer sheets under the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be denied permission by universities.
According to the ruling of the information commission even if university rules don’t permit the distribution of photocopies of answer sheets to students on demand, the rules under the RTI Act supersedes any university rule thereby giving students the right to demand and get photocopies of their answer sheets. …
Compensation to be paid by teacher, school if kids subjected to corporal punishment
School should be made a place of pleasant learning for kids, free from assaults and humiliations. (Pixabay Image)
July 25, 2016 : Dtf.in
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has on last Friday held that the teacher and the school also shall be liable to pay compensation to the injured child according to law. As per the order of the Information Commissioner, the denial of information by the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) was unwarranted. The information was denied by the CPIO on the ground that it was third party information. The applicant submitted that he needed the information so that his daughter could secure custody of children in her marital dispute against husband Yagya Dutt Arya. The Information Commissioner has decided that “Even if Section 8(1)(j) is assumed to be invoked, the school should have considered that imposing corporal punishment on children is against several laws including Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, is a public wrong, its disclosure has relationship with public activity and it will be in public interest, the revelation of which would not cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual, besides larger public interest is involved in disclosure only.” The Information Commissioner has, inter alia, passed the following order:-
“28. The teacher and the school also shall be liable to pay compensation to the injured child according to law. The Commission directs the KVS, headquarters and regional directors to voluntarily disclose whether they have framed policy as advised by the NCPCR to eliminate the corporal punishment in their schools, details of incidents of corporal punishments and action taken against liable teachers, compensation to be paid and amount of compensation paid to the victims etc, every year, beginning with 2015-16, within three months. The Commission recommends that each school shall publish such a report every year, which shall be the model for other school. It will go a long way in making school a place of pleasant learning free from assaults and humiliations. The KVS also should have a policy of paying some amount as compensation to the victim children and that amount should be deducted from the salary of liable teacher. The public authority is directed to collect details of teachers punished for corporal assaults on children including the case of Mr. Yagya Dutt Arya. The Commission directs the KVS headquarters to circulate copy of this order to all schools and regional offices. Disposed of.”
India.com In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal. July 7, 2016 New Delhi, Jul 7 : Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a notary’s plea challenging Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order declaring her to be a deemed Public Information Officer (PIO) and imposing a fine of Rs 25,000 for not furnishing records sought under RTI. Apart from the Centre, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also issued notice to the RTI applicant, who had under the Right to Information Act (RTI) sought details of attestations made by the notary from 2008 to 2013, seeking his reply by the next date of hearing on July 13. In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal. …
Hindustantimes.com Jun 27, 2016 This small step could go a long way to raise the transparency bar. The Modi government has told all central departments to go public with a report card of its activities and achievements on a monthly basis. …
Hindustantimes.com Jun 11, 2016 In order to encourage people to understand societal relevance of the Right to Information Act and its nuances, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to introduce certificate and diploma courses in the subject. …
Tribuneindia.com Shimla, June 9, 2016 To ensure transparency in the functioning of private educational institutions, the government has decided to bring all private colleges, senior secondary and high schools under the RTI Act 2005 with immediate effect. However, the Act will not cover medical and nursing colleges and schools affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 21, 2016 NEW DELHI: In an unusual move, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended action against an RTI applicant for misusing the law to harass his colleagues in a Delhi college.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 3, 2016 New Delhi, Apr 3 () An Information Commissioner has “banned” the appearance of a counsel for the External Affairs Ministry before his bench on the ground that he was not discharging his duties as an advocate, an order which has been stayed by the Delhi High Court. …
Thehansindia.com May 24, 2016 Hyderabad: The Public Information Officer (PIO) of Osmania University was fined Rs 25,000 on Monday, for “non compliance” of Telangana Information Commission’s orders and for his failure to provide information to the appellant even after six months. …
Zeenews.india.com March 15, 2016 New Delhi: In a major procedural change, the Central Information Commission has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the appellant approached it online. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 13, 2016 NEW DELHI: Ministers in the Union and state cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions addressed to them under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
Zeenews.india.com In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future. January 26, 2016 The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …
Outlookindia.com New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016 Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
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01/01/2017Comments Off on SERVICES: Central staff may get to choose NPS fund manager, decide allocation …
Central staff may get to choose NPS fund manager, decide allocation Government jobs are not lollipops: High Court Govt servant benefits not for brothers older than 18 Denial of ACR breaches Article 14 Pension cases of Central Government employees to be mandatorily processed through ‘Bhavishya’ from Jan 01 More …
Thhehidubusinessline.com New Delhi, December 22: Decks have been cleared for nearly 2.8 million Central government employees who are subscribers of the National Pension System (NPS) to choose their pension fund managers (PFM) and also decide on their investment allocation. The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has given its nod for providing flexibility to Central government employees who are subscribers of the NPS, a top PFRDA official said. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 23, 2016 CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that ex gratia or compensatory appointments cannot be treated like lollipops, which the court can give to a crying adult to pacify. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 16, 2016 The terminal benefits, including death-cum-retirement gratuity, due to a government servant, cannot be given to her/his brothers if they are 18 at the time of being nominated to receive them, the Madras high court has ruled. …
Thehansindia.com Dec 05, 2016 The Annual Confidential Report (ACR) system is an old system started in the 1940s but is still used in the public sector organizations of many middle- and low-income countries (MLICs) such as India, Swaziland (Africa), and Sri Lanka. …
Pension cases of Central Government employees to be mandatorily processed through ‘Bhavishya’ from Jan 01
Nov 29, 2016 : Dtf.in It has been decided by the Government of India (Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare) that all Heads of Offices will henceforth mandatorily process all pension cases only through Bhavishya. In this, where necessary, they will assist the retiring employee to submit the online application form. The Pay and Accounts Offices will process cases generated through Bhavishya through the pension module in COMPACT till the Public Financial Management System(PFMS) is made operational and integrated with Bhavishya. It is to be noted that all authorities will strictly follow the timelines prescribed under the CCS (Pension) Rules and in no case will the pension case be delayed on account of electronic processing through Bhavishya. These orders will take effect from 1st January, 2017.
Indiatoday.intoday.in July 01, 2016 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the IAS Prelims 2016 admit card on its website. The IAS prelims examination is scheduled to take place on August 7, 2016 and Main examination on December 03, 2016. …
Financialexpress.com Government will now reimburse full train fare incurred by its employees on purchase of tickets for their children aged between five and 12 years. May 05, 2016 Relaxing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) rules, the Centre will now reimburse full train fare incurred by its employees on purchase of tickets for their children aged between five and 12 years. …
Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees
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Dtf.in : Feb 22, 2016 New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016). To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.
S.No. Course of action Time limit 1 Leave Sanction 5 working days + 3 working days* 2 Sanction of LTC advance/ 5 working days + 3 working days* Leave Encashment 3 Time taken by Administration 10 working days + 3 working days* for verification of LTC claim after the LTC bill is submitted by the Government employee for settlement. 4 Time taken by DDO 5 working days + 3 working days* 5 Time taken by PAO 5 working days + 3 working days* * (a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters. The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1. (b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC application/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non-compliance of time limit should be adequately explained. The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(ies) on LTC to be undertaken. It has been decided by that Department that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016. It has also been decided by that Department that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 18.02.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC. More: DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements >>> LTC Rules
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Maharashtra Govt. to allow 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases (Representative Pixabay Image)
Indianexpress.com Jan 21, 2016 Maharashtra will be the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave while having a baby through surrogacy. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2016 NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …
India.com September 21, 2015 All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …
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26/12/2016Comments Off on ENVIRONMENT: Airlines to pay fine if planes drop human waste during flight …
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Airlines to pay fine if planes drop human waste during flight Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCR Menace of Plastic Wastes and Hazardous Chemicals Rs.5,000 fine on those throwing puja offerings in Yamuna More …
Newsnation.in National Green Tribunal asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue circular to all ground handling services and airlines to ensure that they do not release waste from human waste tanks while landing or anywhere near the terminals of the IGI Airport. December 20, 2016 Tired of human waste being emptied mid-air by airlines while landing, the National Green Tribunal has decided to penalise airlines whose aircraft empty toilet tanks in air. The NGT directed aviation regulator DGCA to issue a circular to all airlines, whose planes are involved, to pay Rs 50,000 as environmental compensation. …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday has banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR in an attempt to keep the rising pollution level of the capital and its surrounding areas under check. However, there is no restriction on bursting crackers as it would be difficult to implement and monitor, the apex court has said. …
August 8, 2016, New Delhi. The Central Pollution Control Board has estimated that 5.6 million tonnes of plastic waste per annum is generated in the country. A total of 684 hazardous chemicals is listed under Schedule of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016 entrust the Central Pollution Control Board to establish certification process for the manufacturers or seller of compostable plastic carry bags and frame guidelines for disposal of Thermo set plastic waste. The Local Bodies in the State Government are responsible for development and setting up of infrastructure for segregation, collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of the plastic waste either on its own or by engaging agencies or producers. The roles of various agencies of Central and State Governments on manufacture, storage and import of Hazardous Chemicals have been prescribed under the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989. The Ministry has comprehensively revised the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 and notified Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules in March, 2016. The PWM Rules, 2016 provide following ways and means to minimize plastic waste generation, resource recovery, recycle and reuse: (i) Prohibition on the manufacture, sale and use of plastic carry bags /sheets less than 50 micron in thickness, (ii) Phasing out of non- recyclable multilayered plastic, (iii) The collect back system of waste generated from various products by the Producers / Brand owners of those products to improve the collection of plastic waste, its reuse/ recycle. (iv) Responsibility on plastic waste generators including institutional generators and every person organising an event in open space, which involves service of food stuff in plastic or multilayered packaging, to segregate the waste generated by them and handover segregated wastes to authorized waste processing or disposal facilities. (v) Registration of shopkeepers and street vendors willing to provide plastic carry bags for dispensing any commodity on payment of plastic waste management fee. (vi) Scope for utilization of plastic waste in road construction, energy & oil generation to enhance the recycling of plastic waste. (vii) Levy of user fee and spot fines for littering, violation by retailers/ street vendors and generators, etc.
Hazardous Chemical (Representative Image)
Government has notified two rules viz. Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 and Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 for ensuring chemical safety in the Country. These Rules delineate the criteria for identification of Major Accident Hazard (MAH) unit, As per these Rules, an off- site emergency plan for a district having MAH unit is required to be in place so as to mitigate the impact of chemical accidents. As per the information received from various Sate and Union Territories, there are 1,861 MAH units in the Country, located in 303 districts. This information was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. (Source: pib website)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 21, 2015 NEW DELHI: Ahead of the festive season, Delhi government has decided to strictly impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on those spotted polluting the Yamuna by throwing waste or puja offerings in it. …
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26/12/2016Comments Off on AIR TRAVEL: Aviation ministry likely to introduce biometric screening at airports …
Aviation ministry likely to introduce biometric screening at airports Refund development fee, DGCA tells airlines Now, extra round of frisking just ahead of boarding plane 59 Countries every Indian can visit without a visa! More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 17, 2016 NEW DELHI: Your thumb could soon be all the documentation required to enter an airport. And once the government is able to achieve this the second phase could see you flashing your thumb to board the aircraft, at least for domestic flights. …
Business-standard.com Currently, a domestic passenger boarding a plane from IGIA has to pay Rs 100 per flight towards development fee while the amount is Rs 600 for international flyers New Delhi, April 28, 2016 The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to refund development fee charged from passengers flying out of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on tickets booked for journeys after April 30. …
Extra round of frisking just before boarding plane (Pixabay Image)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2016 NEW DELHI: Air travellers will now have to undergo another round of frisking and baggage check before boarding their flights. …
Every Indian can visit 59 Countries without a visa. (Representational Image via Pexels.com)
India.com September 9, 2015 What’s the first thing you do when you plan a vacation? Book tickets? Nahh. Pack bags? Nopes! Ask family and friends for tips? Nopes. It is go to the Visa page and check out the Visa procedure. …
Dnaindia.com 20 September 2015 In an image-salvaging exercise and as an attempt to win back passengers’ confidence, Air India has put in place a ‘speedy’ grievance redressal mechanism at the airline, including immediate response to any adverse feedback about the quality of its both on board and on-ground services. …
Govt changes name of visa-on-arrival scheme to e-tourist visaTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has decided to rename the tourist visa-on-arrival scheme as ‘e-tourist visa’ scheme with effect from Wednesday. …
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